Burglary per Capita in Wise
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Wise residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Wise residents.
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Burglary Grade™
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Wise is about 1 in 531.
Burglary costs the average Wise resident about $17 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Wise in green. The most dangerous areas in Wise are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B- grade means the rate of burglary is slightly lower than the average US city. Wise is in the 55th percentile for safety, meaning 45% of cities are safer and 55% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wise's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Wise is 1.882 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wise generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Wise may be as high as 1 in 322 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 784 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the southeast parts of Wise, VA: about 4 per year. The southwest part of Wise has fewer cases of burglary with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Wise to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Wise, VA: | 1.882 |
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| Virginia: | 1.239 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Wise is less safe than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Wise about $165,768 in 2025, or roughly $17 per resident. This is part of Wise's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wise, including every crime type and how Wise compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Wise's crime maps on the Wise overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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C+ | C- | B+ | B | |
D+ | C+ | D+ | B | |
D | D | D | C- | |
C | C+ | C | C+ | |
C | D+ | C- | C+ | |
D- | D- | D- | C | |
D+ | D+ | C- | C | |
C | D+ | C- | C+ | |
D+ | C+ | C- | C | |
C | C- | C | C |
Wise is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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D- | D- | D- | D- | |
C | D+ | D+ | C | |
A | A | A | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B- | B | B | B+ | |
C | C- | C- | B- | |
D- | F | F | F | |
C | B | B | C+ | |
A- | A | A | A+ | |
B- | A- | A- | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wise, VA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Wise schools on SchoolGrade
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